Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-02

pGrttN was new ana the song oI lnt SIX
shooter was heard in the land
The Black Hawks, from whom the play de
rivsS its name. seem to lie a nomadic tribe o;
meu nho Obtain precariuus livelihood hy
s-,zinE woman every little while who insists
nH sip1liinE across the plains dressed in a plug
hat VIII veil ned around il. She is also a
virtlm To the tlue flannel riding habit These
rpi,s-iS. who are really white men from
Fort Lee, >.lze their victim by the wrist and
IA hoa Se accents tell her Ia prepare to meet her
fate. But she does not want TO do 80 without
su opportunity TO change her dress She asks
hem 10 spare her If they ever had n mother.
But always Just as she j. asking II any gentle
mau present has a mother, and Is doing up
I,,r hair rr-naratory 70 meeting ber doom,
Arizona Joe bursts forth, accompanied by
his ton. hair, and kills all Of them except the
lady. He then re>ru-s her and takes her
sNay tn his cabin. where she is perfectly safe
and there Is no sandal connected with it, for
Arizona Joe is "A man who has had a mother,
aud, although he frequently kills people. a
wnnIan i Just safe in his cabin sS she
would L.. in her own home. Arizona Joe
tnakts a Sl,e,'Islty of preserving and reScuing.
lie has all he eau ID. and bv the time be can
hurry lis dead and change his clothes there is
sameltuiv else ou the trail who desires TO be
r,.Scuel
ArIznna joe Is not a large man, but is
motel FOR hi long and talented hair, which
parts at the back and shows how his head is
fastened on, lie has wonderful wealth Of
hair aIId would have made a very good
Sutherland sister II lie had given his atten-
ton 10 il earlier in life
The plat of the play seems TO be TO afford
Arizona Joe every possible facility for
slaushtering supes and preserving the lives
of young women who are in the habit Of
crossing the plains in croluet slippers. And
yet it Is To he regretted that SO many of these
sHpss. who really have not tried to act at all.
shnuli be killed that way, while those who
really take a part IN the play and who there
by arouse the Indignation Of the audience
should be spared.
Arizona Joe changes his hat whenever he
successfully Kills anybody. Ii is also notice
able I at Ire wears red tie when he Is in the
slaughter business and Il green tie when he
resGuos Young woman who Is going through
= hostile country without an escort. At one
point in th, play where A. J. has rescued
young woman and taken her To his cabin,
" here Siic has been for three OF four weeks
waiting for her parents to come on from At
Gibson | noticed that she and Joe had in the
attendant on the rescue and pre-
serVatiou traded neckties with each other,
but do not think that should be used against
th-m.
Four dogs. pearl gray jacSass and q hol-
low stump also take part IN the play. At one
E,oiut dog comes in bringing birthmark in
his :nGurh when Arizona Joe at once Jumps
~ the conclusion that there is some human
being near by. Long life on the border has
taught him that a biIthmark is one Of the
eery best evidences that some one is not far
away So with 4 quick, Waterbury move
nieilt he dashes out and finds a covey of peo-
pie who arc crossing the plains without his
consent. He kills them, changes his necktie
So that he will not he recognized, and goes
home by cirruitous route. Along at this
point ia the play variety Irishman and an
lmuossihle negro come out and sing a topi.al !
song Of the time Of Queen Anne. The song is
mo-, ~ is.d Us | have heard hut il was diff |
rult to judge il, the people who were going |
out al the time drowned the music with their |
heavy footprints.
Looking at Arizona Joe last evening in his I
,france Wild beauty, one could hardly help !
from aam3giug him, for with all his poverty. |
beauty and temptation u lead a life Of shame.
b. dos not yield. but goes bravely on earning !
a pIef;lrious livelihood by killing disagreeable
people with whom lie comes in contact He |
never murnuIS over his lot, and no ear ever .
hear him complain unless 1t be the front er.
As Mexican hairless humorist lie would |
not succeed but in his great role pre-
server of stage coaches, he does well l /
would suggest 10 any one contemplating q (
fr.p across New Mexico or Arizona by tan
nvy coach that they cannot get their rescu-
iu done with less delay or annoyance than
sY giving their orders To Arizona Joe.
The costumes used in this play are mostly
# the present century, and are quite real
site. though the whiskers used by some Of
DID Cauhhower's hand are not a good fit for
hose who wear them One man especially
xelTS q beard which is too tight for him, and
pulls Lis ears down too low, besides saving
.clOss the under side Of his nose and giving
AIS voice rich nasal twang. A stage beard
n hot weather should also have a hole cut in
I for the mouth, not only TO give il a tinge
If realism, but in order to afford sir TO the
nan who wears it
Without wishing to criticise the play, |
would saw that it would be more realistic
yith less conversation and more whisky. and
{ the author Lad put less death in il it wouli
nave been more lifelike.-New York World.
In Front Of the Desepiive Mirror.